Cigar.



F. MEYER.

CIGAR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 2, 1907.

- 931,629, Patented Aug. 17, 1909.

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FELIX MEYER, OF AAGHEN,-GERMANY. I

CIGAR.

"Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented 'Aug.'17, 1209.

Application filed August 2, 1907. Serial No. 386,829.

To all whom it may concern:

that I, FELIX MEYER, mersubject, residing at 10 Kur- Aachen, Germany, have inand useful Improvement in of which the following is a specifi- Be it known chant, German brunnenstrasse, vented anew Cigars,

My invention relates to a method of impregnating or coating the ends of cigars.

In the drawing it represents the body of a cigar-,1) the coating of acetyl-cellulose at the mouth end or tip of same. i

It is well known that attempts have been heretofore made to impregnate the ends of cellulose in order to smoker, but for this has hitherto been cigars with solutions of protect the lips of the leaf of the cigar, layers, to tear, of the cigars, another well.

The essence of the present invention lies in the use of solutions of acctyl-cellulose, instead of nitro-ce11ulose,'in treating the cigar ends, and more strong coating can be mentioned, is entirely avoided.

and particularly that form particularly of such acetylcellulose as is soluble in alcohol or acetone. By using strong solutions, a sufficiently put on the cigar end by by smearing it over. There is the further advantage that this treatment involves no danger of fire, and there is no risk of the coating igniting when the cigar is used; while, lastly, the procedureaccording to this invention, possesses the very great advantage over the use'of nitrocellulose solutions that any shriveling up of the coating, with the bad consequences above dipping it once or The coating can be colored by mixing an suitable coloring matter with the acetyl-ce lulose.

Having thus described my, invention, What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patcut is:

1. Asan article of manufacture a cigar, the mouth end of which is impregnated or coated with a solution of acetyl-cellulose.

2. As an article of manufacture, a cigar, whose mouth end isnnpregnated with a solution of acetyl-cellulose mixed with a coloringmatter. In witness whereof I have hereunto slgned my name at AiX-la-Chapelle, this 6th day of July 1907, in the presence of two subscribing wlt-nesses.

FELIX MEYER.

Witnesses: HENRY QUADFLUG, ERNST BEITEL. 

